Film

Purlie (1981)

• 12. Oktober 1981
• 2 Std. 22 Min.

• Drama
• Musik

Übersicht

Purlie is a musical based on Ossie Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious. In the early days of the civil rights movement, a Southern plantation owner holds his sharecroppers in virtual slavery. Purlie comes home as a preacher who will shake things up and bring freedom to his people. This 1981 television adaptation won a CableACE Award.

Regisseur

Rudi Goldman

Besetzung

Robert Guillaume, Melba Moore, Sherman Hemsley